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#SAelections24: A crucial turning point for rural development and land reform

Agriculture

#SAelections24: A crucial turning point for rural development and land reform

Peter Setou 23 May 2024

Agriculture

WPF training guides for small-scale producer poultry farming in Africa

14 May 2024

SA takes WTO action against EU's citrus regulations

Agriculture

SA takes WTO action against EU's citrus regulations

16 Apr 2024

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Property

Sustainable redistribution of land remains crucial to human rights in South Africa, as political parties jostle for voter support

Peter Setou 27 Mar 2024

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Healthcare

To tackle poverty, Africa needs welfarist policies and people-centred development - Adesina

4 Apr 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

More than 2 million benefit from land reform programme

14 Mar 2024

Land reform: Overcoming challenges and creating opportunities for rural economies

Agriculture

Land reform: Overcoming challenges and creating opportunities for rural economies

21 Feb 2024

Rui Lopes, animal welfare specialist and Equity Principal & Head of Africa Relations at Lopes Attorneys

Legal

#BizTrends2024: Animal welfare laws and regulation - what we can expect in 2024

Rui Lopes and Michael Jenkins 16 Jan 2024

Construction begins on South Africa's first EV stations free from load shedding

Automotive

Construction begins on South Africa's first EV stations free from load shedding

20 Nov 2023

Creecy publishes Game Meat Strategy for SA

Agriculture

Creecy publishes Game Meat Strategy for SA

13 Nov 2023

Tourism, the added option South Africa's agricultural sector needs

Agriculture

Tourism, the added option South Africa's agricultural sector needs

Andries Wiese 10 Oct 2023

#SONA2022 plan requires urgent action to tackle youth unemployment, dire poverty

ESG & Sustainability

#SONA2022 plan requires urgent action to tackle youth unemployment, dire poverty

11 Feb 2022

Sappi scoops Loerie Award for Shared Value

ESG & Sustainability

Sappi scoops Loerie Award for Shared Value

Issued by Sappi 29 Oct 2021

Women empowerment key to job creation and fight against GBV

ESG & Sustainability

Women empowerment key to job creation and fight against GBV

7 Oct 2021

#BizTrends2021: Property trends - it's not all doom and gloom

Property

#BizTrends2021: Property trends - it's not all doom and gloom

Herbert Seabelo Theledi 17 Sep 2021

Sefa urges young entrepreneurs to access funding during Youth Month

Entrepreneurship

Sefa urges young entrepreneurs to access funding during Youth Month

21 Jun 2021

Paying tribute to the bicycle as it grows tourism and takes us back to nature

Tourism & Travel

Paying tribute to the bicycle as it grows tourism and takes us back to nature

Issued by Sappi 3 Jun 2021

Why land reform requires partnerships, affordable finance, stakeholder buy-in

Property

Why land reform requires partnerships, affordable finance, stakeholder buy-in

25 May 2021

Sub-Saharan Africa's food security has turned out better than feared. But risks remain

Agriculture

Sub-Saharan Africa's food security has turned out better than feared. But risks remain

Wandile Sihlobo 7 May 2021

#BizTrends2021: Agricultural review of 2020 and outlook for the year ahead

Agriculture

#BizTrends2021: Agricultural review of 2020 and outlook for the year ahead

John Hudson 6 Jan 2021

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Agriculture

Blueberry dispute: A victory for free markets and competition laws

25 Nov 2020

Retail

Taverners Summit addresses responsible trading and social responsibility

20 Nov 2020

Jobs Fund crowds-in R800m for inclusive agriculture

Agriculture

Jobs Fund crowds-in R800m for inclusive agriculture

9 Jun 2020

Nestlé-IDH partnership to boost sourcing practices in Central, West Africa

Retail

Nestlé-IDH partnership to boost sourcing practices in Central, West Africa

28 Apr 2020

SAIBPP calls for clarity on mandate of new state bank

Property

SAIBPP calls for clarity on mandate of new state bank

Tholo Makhaola 6 Mar 2020

#Budget2020: Adjustment in transfer duty threshold a welcome move

Property

#Budget2020: Adjustment in transfer duty threshold a welcome move

Dr Andrew Golding 27 Feb 2020

Mpumalanga builds seven new schools

Education

Mpumalanga builds seven new schools

26 Feb 2020

#BizTrends2020: Rural development in SA - the role of social investment

ESG & Sustainability

#BizTrends2020: Rural development in SA - the role of social investment

Sameera Munshi 7 Jan 2020

Brett Hendricks, CEO, Thebe Tourism Group

Tourism & Travel

Fly the flag with domestic tourism

Brett Hendricks 28 Nov 2019

Rural connectivity needs new innovative solutions

ICT

Rural connectivity needs new innovative solutions

Premeshin Naidoo 22 Nov 2019

Agricultural Writers SA Awards recognise 2019 top contributors

Agriculture

Agricultural Writers SA Awards recognise 2019 top contributors

19 Nov 2019

Rural economies demand more sophisticated employee benefits

Agriculture

Rural economies demand more sophisticated employee benefits

20 Sep 2019

Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index weakens in Q2 2019

Agriculture

Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index weakens in Q2 2019

Wandile Sihlobo 11 Jun 2019

Agriculture

EU-African task force proposes new way ahead for African rural development

Morgan Morris 21 May 2019

Task force on digital financing of UN SDGs launched

ESG & Sustainability

Task force on digital financing of UN SDGs launched

31 Dec 2018

Food security in Africa depends on rethinking outdated water law

Agriculture

Food security in Africa depends on rethinking outdated water law

Barbara van Koppen 14 Nov 2018

Why linking rural and urban areas matters for development: a Ghana case study

Construction & Engineering

Why linking rural and urban areas matters for development: a Ghana case study

Seth Asare Okyere, Anastasia Amoako-Arhen, Matthew 10 Sep 2018

Masisizane Fund's Harvest Day emphasise benefits of agricultural investment

Agriculture

Masisizane Fund's Harvest Day emphasise benefits of agricultural investment

1 Aug 2018

Push for economic transformation continues

Finance

Push for economic transformation continues

20 Jul 2018

Forests are critical to livelihoods says FAO director general

Agriculture

Forests are critical to livelihoods says FAO director general

6 Jul 2018

Securing competitive advantage in agriculture

Agriculture

Securing competitive advantage in agriculture

3 Jul 2018

AB Sugar commits to sustainability with 2030 targets

Agriculture

AB Sugar commits to sustainability with 2030 targets

24 Apr 2018

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Agriculture

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on release of Statistics South Africa jobs data for last quarter of 2017

12 Mar 2018

New Africa-wide initiative will create jobs

Marketing & Media

New Africa-wide initiative will create jobs

7 Feb 2018

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Agriculture

Partnership on GIs to boost rural development, exports of traditional food products and wine

21 Nov 2017

SACAU: Agriculture can play a critical role in eradicating poverty

Agriculture

SACAU: Agriculture can play a critical role in eradicating poverty

18 Oct 2017

Agriculture

#WorldFoodDay: Transforming the agricultural sector by unlocking the potential of smallholder farmers

Dr Klaus Eckstein 16 Oct 2017